Chimney-protector.



J. H. WOOD. I CHIMNEYPBOTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED T11R25! 1913.

1,072,199 Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

JAMES HOMER WOOD, O1? CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CHIMNEY-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

Application filed February 25, 1913. Serial No. 750,585.

To all whom, it may concern:

lie it known that I, J AMES IloMna \Voon, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city (if Chicago, county oi. (look, andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and uselul lmprovemcnts inChimneylrotcrtors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to chiumey protcctors, and the object ol thisimprm'cmcnt is to provide a device ol the character mentioncd, the baseand sides of which are formed of an ii'ltegrral piece of sheet metalwith the end portions double seamed thereon, and which is adapted toell'cctively stop rain, snow, sleet and the like from entering a root'along the sides of the chimney.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinal'tcr described and claimer'l.

The invention will be best umlcrstoml by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of thisspecilieation, and in which,

Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of a root having two chimneysequipped with my improvement, Fig. 2 is a View, in perspective, of theintegral :t'oot member and sides of a device embodying my invention, andFigs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the end portions used in theconstruction.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing comprises a foot member 5 formed of a rectang'ular piece ofsheet metal. When the protector is used at the comb of the roof thefootmember 5 isbent in the central portion, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 2,and when used on the side of the roof, the side portions (3 are bent toconform with the angle of the roof, as indicated in Fig. l. The sides (3are cut out and struck up from the foot portion 5, as will he clearlyunderstood upon reference to Fig. 52. End portions 7 are cut out andstruck up from flat pieces of sheet metal and adapted to fit the footmember 5 and sides The portions of the side members 6 and end member 7which engage are provided with their edges bent forming double seams inorder to make a tight joint therebetween.

W hen V the device is used at the comb of the roof, ears 8 are formednear the apex of the foot member 5 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 toprevent the central portions of the end members .7 from moving inwardlyinto the opening left by cutting out thcside portions (3. When thedevice is used on one side of the roof an ear 8' is formed on the footmember 5 substantially as indicated by the dotted lines 8 in Fig. l. Thetop portions of the side members 6 and end member 7 are provided withlips 9 turned.inwardly and adapted to engage the mortar between thebricks in the chimney, as clearly illlls:

tratcd to prevent moisture from passingbetween the tops of such sidesand ends, and the chimney.

While 11 have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into cll'ect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit ol theinventions I, thcrcl'ore, do not wish to'hc limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and mmlitications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

.ll aviug dcscrihed my invention what 1 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentis:

A device of the kind described comprising a Foot member; sides cut outand struck up from said foot member; ends secured to said side" members;and ears on said foot member spacing the central portions of said endsapart, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

\Vitnesses:

A. A. Olson, llama l Linus.

